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Encounters with people and the discovery of regional peculiarities are the focus of our travels. Research often leads us to a second level in the story, providing historical, scientific, social or political insights. If you are just looking for information on a particular destination, you should definitely enter via the countries page. Then everything we have ever written about a country is presented, no matter how absurd, such as the Icelandic leader sheep or the eating habits in the Japanese Kabuki theater.

Vitrine mit Porzellan-Objekten nach Farben sortiert im Musée National Adrien Dubouché in Limoges / © Foto: Georg Berg

Porcelain worlds in Limoges

Today, Limoges is synonymous with French porcelain: the best museums for porcelain history!

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Signs in the center of Limoges pointing to the city's sights, such as the Musée National Adrien Dubouché, the butcher's quarter and the town hall, in the background a mural in the style of the old half-timbered houses / © Photo: Georg Berg

Porcelain tour through Limoges

Limoges is a UNESCO Creative City. The fragile cultural asset of porcelain can be discovered in public spaces. You just have to know where

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Das Futuroscope bei Poitiers ist ein außergewöhnlicher Freizeitpark, der sich auf technische und mediale Innovationen sowie Fantasie-Welten spezialisiert hat. Seit seiner Eröffnung 1987 zeigt er die Medientechnologien der Zukunft. Im Zentrum stehen immersives Kino, Virtual-Reality-Erlebnisse, 4D-Abenteuer und modernste Spezialeffekte. Die Architektur und die Gestaltung der Attraktionen sind futuristisch und experimentell / © Foto: Georg Berg

Poitiers: city, country, cinema

This city halfway between Paris and Bordeaux is well worth a stop! Center of power in the Middle Ages and immersive cinema of the future

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Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Poitiers: Construction began in 1166 on the initiative of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II Plantagenêt, then Queen and King of England and Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine. They were important patrons of art and culture at the time and donated, among other things, the famous stained glass window with the crucifixion scene in the apse / © Photo: Georg Berg

Eleonore in Poitiers

She was the femme fatale of the Middle Ages and Poitiers was her center of power. About the cinematic life of Eleanor of Aquitaine

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A group of cyclists crosses the Charente by ferry / © Photo: Georg Berg

Cycling through the Charente

From the green center of France to the Atlantic coast: 7 days by bike from Angoulême via Cognac to the Ile de Ré

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Sculpture Monumento al Campesino by César Manrique on Lanzarote / © Photo: Georg Berg

Volcanoes and visions on Lanzarote

An island on the edge of Europe tells stories of extreme adaptation, sustainable vision and human creativity

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One of five beaches on the island of Aix with a view of the two lighthouses / © Photo: Georg Berg

Aix Island: Pebble in the ocean

The small Île d’Aix is rich in history and offers everything that makes a summer day by the sea perfect

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Shepherd's shovel decorated with flowers at the parade in Wildberg. The small shovel at the lower end of the shepherd's crook performs several practical tasks in the everyday life of a shepherd, such as guiding the flock, throwing clods of earth, signaling the herding dog, taking dung samples, removing plants, cutting out poisonous or troublesome plants. The shepherd's shovel is also a symbol of the shepherd's profession and is often used as a coat of arms / © Photo: Georg Berg

The shepherd’s run in the Black Forest

Barefoot for the crown: The shepherd’s run in Wildberg honors the shepherd’s profession in all its facets – for 300 years now!

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Shepherd Queen 2024 Jana Deufel with her older sister Nele, who is already a trained sheep shearer and represents Germany at international competitions / © Photo: Georg Berg

The shepherd queen of Wildberg

From shepherd’s daughter to professional shepherdess: something is happening in the male domain, as the Shepherd Run Days in Wildberg show

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Benches from the Schatzalp Davos. The clear, symmetrical structure and the solitary position in nature with a strong orientation towards the valley and view of the mountain panorama emphasize the uniqueness of the building, built between 1898 and 1900 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Thomas Mann was already here

The writer’s 150th birthday is celebrated all over the world. Davos as a source of inspiration for the novel The Magic Mountain joins in

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Semana Santa – Easter in Cuenca

The Passion of Christ is depicted in elaborately staged processions against a medieval backdrop with meter-high Passion figures

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A specially constructed walkway, designed by engineer Mirko Paloni, gives visitors an optimal view of the mural / © Photo: Georg Berg

The dual leadership of San Marino

Resilient democracy. Since the 13th century, two Capitani Regenti have ruled the world’s oldest republic. Their term of office lasts only six months

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